--- title: "Out of Hours Urgent Response Arboriculture Service" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-f380adc3-2799-44b6-aa69-5ec67a794472" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f380adc3-2799-44b6-aa69-5ec67a794472" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f380adc3-2799-44b6-aa69-5ec67a794472.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f380adc3-2799-44b6-aa69-5ec67a794472.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "The Borough Council of Newcastle-under-Lyme" published: "2026-09-11" --- # Out of Hours Urgent Response Arboriculture Service Buyer: The Borough Council of Newcastle-under-Lyme Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f380adc3-2799-44b6-aa69-5ec67a794472 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f380adc3-2799-44b6-aa69-5ec67a794472) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f380adc3-2799-44b6-aa69-5ec67a794472.json) ## Summary The Borough Council of Newcastle-under-Lyme is procuring an out-of-hours urgent response arboriculture service for locations within the Newcastle-under-Lyme borough. The requirement covers a suitably qualified arboriculture team responding to partially failed, failed, storm-damaged or otherwise hazardous trees and woodland. The supplier must provide all necessary labour, equipment, plant and vehicles, and attend within one hour of notification. Out-of-hours coverage means after 4pm from Monday to Friday, together with all hours on Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays. The work is tree clearing, cutting and maintenance, including emergency attendance and associated arboricultural operations. Delivery is within Newcastle-under-Lyme, England. The council is the buyer and contracting organisation for this service. The procurement has reached tender: the buyer invited offers through an open procedure below the threshold. Bids had to be submitted by 5pm on 5 October 2026. The contract period runs from 2 November 2026 to 31 March 2028. Its estimated value is £20,000. The requirement is presented as a single service opportunity covering the borough-wide urgent response service. The tender concerns emergency and out-of-hours arboricultural attendance, with the response requirement forming a central operational condition. The published process sets a one-hour attendance expectation following notification. The procurement category is services in practical terms, covering tree-clearing, tree-cutting and tree-maintenance work. Offers are invited under the open procedure, with the detailed tender requirements governing how responses are assessed. This opportunity suits small and medium-sized arboriculture, tree surgery and grounds-maintenance businesses able to provide a reliable emergency response service. Suppliers need suitably qualified arboricultural staff, along with sufficient labour, vehicles, plant and equipment to deal with partially failed, failed and storm-damaged trees and woodland. The team must be capable of mobilising quickly and attending sites within the required one-hour response window, including evenings, weekends and bank holidays. Relevant practical experience in tree clearance, cutting, maintenance and managing hazardous or unstable trees would position a supplier well. Businesses should also have the operational resilience to provide dependable out-of-hours cover across the Newcastle-under-Lyme borough and manage urgent deployments safely and professionally. ## Notice To reliably deploy a suitably qualified arboriculture team, to include all necessary labour, equipment, plant and vehicles out of hours to attend locations within the borough of Newcastle -under-Lyme within one hour of notification. "Out of hours" is determined to be after 4pm Monday to Friday, all times (24 hours) during Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays. Required deployment will be required for partially failed, failed or storm damaged or otherwise trees and woodland. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ac946bf7-bab1-4643-a32f-fbf5832141d8 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 11 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | 5 Oct 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 2 Nov 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £20,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | The Borough Council of Newcastle-under-Lyme | | Locality | NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME | | Postcode area | Stoke-on-Trent | | Postcode | ST5 1BL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire | | ITL 3 | TLG24 Staffordshire CC | | Local authority | Newcastle-under-Lyme | | Electoral ward | Town | | Westminster constituency | Newcastle-under-Lyme | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services ### Codes - 77211300 - Tree-clearing services - 77211400 - Tree-cutting services - 77211500 - Tree-maintenance services ## Release History - 11 Sep 2026 at 17:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ac946bf7-bab1-4643-a32f-fbf5832141d8 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ac946bf7-bab1-4643-a32f-fbf5832141d8 11th September 2026 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP171843 NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at the link provided. ## Notice URLs - http://www.newcastle-staffs.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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